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LETTER154

MARYLAMBTOSARAHSTODDART

[Nodate.?BegunonFriday，July4，1806.]

CharlesandHazlittaregoingtoSadlersWells，andIamamusingmyselfintheirabsencewithreadingamanuscriptofHazlitts;buthavelaiditdowntowriteafewlines，totellyouhowwearegoingon.Charleshasbeggedamonthshollidays，ofwhichthisisthefirstday，andtheyarealltobespentathome.Wethankyouforyourkindinvitations，andwerehalf-inclinedtoedowntoyou;butaftermaturedeliberation，andmanywiseconsultations，suchasyouknowweoftenhold，wecametotheresolutionofstayingquietlyathome:andduringthehollidayswearebothofustosetstoutlytoworkandfinishtheTales，sixofthembeingyettodo.Wethought，ifwewentanywhereandleftthemundone，theywouldlayuponourminds;andthatwhenwereturned，weshouldfeelunsettled，andourmoneyallspentbesides:andnextsummerwearetobeveryrich，andthenwecanaffordalongjourneysomewhere，IwillnotsaytoSalisbury，becauseIreallythinkitisbetterforyoutoetous;butofthatwewilltalkanothertime.

ThebestnewsIhavetosendyouis，thattheFarceisaccepted.Thatistosay，themanagerhaswrittentosayitshallbebroughtoutwhenanopportunityserves.IhopethatitmayeoutbynextChristmas:youmusteandseeitthefirstnight;forifitsucceeds，itwillbeagreatpleasuretoyou，andifitshouldnot，weshallwantyourconsolation.Soyoumuste.

Ishallsoonhavedonemywork，andknownotwhattobeginnext.Now，willyousetyourbrainstoworkandinventastory，eitherforashortchildsstory，oralongonethatwouldmakeakindofNovel，oraStorythatwouldmakeaplay.Charleswantsmetowriteaplay，butIamnotoveranxioustosetaboutit;butseriouslywillyoudrawmeoutaskeletonofastory，eitherfrommemoryofanythingthatyouhaveread，orfromyourowninvention，andIwillfillitupinsomewayorother.

ThereasonIhavenotwrittensolongis，thatIworked，andworked，inhopestogetthroughmytaskbeforethehollidaysbegan;butatlastIwasnotable，forCharleswasforcedtogetthemnow，orhecouldnothavehadanyatall:andhavingpickedoutthebeststoriesfirst，theselatteronestakemoretime，beingmoreperplextandunmanageable.ButhoweverIhopesoontotellyouthattheyarequitepleted.Ihavefinishedoneto-daywhichteazedmemorethanalltherestputtogether.The[y]sometimesplaguemeasbadasyourLoversdoyou.Howdoyougoon，andhowmanynewoneshaveyouhadlately?

ImetMrs.FenwickatMrs.Holcroftstheotherday;sheloo[kedvery]placidandsmiling，butIwassodisconcertedthatIhardlyknewhowtosituponmychair.Sheinvitedustoeandseeher，butwedidnotinviteherinreturn;andnothingatallwassaidinanexplanatorysort:sothatmatterrestsatpresent.

Mrs.Rickmancontinuesveryill—soill，thattherearenohopesofherrecovery—forwhichIamverysorryindeed.

Iamsorryyouarealtogethersounfortable;IshallbegladtohearyouaresettledatSalisbury:thatmustbebetterthanlivinginalonehouse，panionlessasyouare.IwishyoucouldaffordtobringyourMotheruptoLondon;butthatisquiteimpossible.

Yourbrotherwrotealetteraweekago（whichpassedthroughourhands）toWordsworth，totellhimallheknewofColeridge;butashehadnotheardfromC.forsometime，therewasnothingintheletterwedidnotknowbefore.

Thanksforyourbrothersletters.Ipreservethemverycarefully，andyoushallhavethem（astheManagersays）whenopportunityserves.

Mrs.Wordsworthisbroughttobed;andIoughttowritetoMissWordsworthtothankherfortheinformation，butIsupposeIshalldeferittillanotherchildising.Idosohatewritingletters.Iwishallmyfriendswouldeandliveintown.Charleshasbeentellingmeevenitisbetter[than]twomonthsthatheoughttowritetoyourbrother.[Itisnot]mydisliketowritinglettersthatpreventsmy[writing]toyou，butsheerwantoftime，Iassureyou，because[Iknow]youcarenothowstupidlyIwrite，soasyoudobut[hearatthe]timewhatweareabout.

Letmehearfromyousoon，anddoletmehearsome[goodnews，]anddontletmehearofyourwalkingwithsprainedanclesagain;nobusinessisanexcuseformakingyourselflame.

IhopeyourpoorMotherisbetter，andAuntyandMaidjogonprettywell;remembermetothemallindueformandorder.Charlesslove，andourbestwishesthatallyourlittlebusyaffairsmayetoaprosperousconclusion.

Yoursaffectionately，

M.LAMB.

Fridayevening.

[Addedlater:—]

They（HazlittandCharles）camehomefromSadlersWellssodismalanddrearydullonFriday，thatIgavethembothagoodscolding—quiteasettingtorights;andIthinkithasdonesomegood，forCharleshasbeenverychearfuleversince.Ibegintohopethehomehollidayswillgoonverywell.Mrs.Rickmanisbetter.RickmanwesawatCaptainBurneysforthefirsttimesinceherillnesslastnight.

Writedirectly，forIamuneasyaboutyourLovers;Iwishsomethingwassettled.Godblessyou.

Oncemore，yoursaffectionately，

M.LAMB.

Sundaymorning[July6，ormoreprobably13].—Ididnotputthisinthepost，hopingtobeabletowritealessdulllettertoyouthismorning;butIhavebeenprevented，soitshallgoasitis.Iamingoodspiritsjustatthispresenttime，forCharleshasbeenreadingovertheTaleItoldyouplaguedmesomuch，andhethinksitoneoftheverybest:itisAllsWellthatEndsWell.YoumustnotmindthemanywretchedlydulllettersIhavesentyou;for，indeed，Icannothelpit，mymindissodryalwaysafterporingovermyworkallday.Butitwillsoonbeover.

IamcookingashoulderofLamb（Hazlittdineswithus）;itwillbereadyattwooClock，ifyoucanpopinandeatabitwithus.

[TheprogrammeatSadlersWellsonJuly4，1806，was:"AquaticTheatre，

SadlersWells.AnewdancecalledGristandPuff，ortheHighland

Fling.Theadmiredicpantomime，HarlequinandtheWaterKelpe.New

melodramaticRomance，TheInvisibleRing;or，TheWaterMonstreandFire

Spectre."TheauthorofbothwasMr.C.Dibdin，Jun."Realwater."

MaryLambsnextwork，aftertheTalesfromShakespear，wasMrs.

LeicestersSchool.CharlesLambmeanwhilewaspreparinghisDramatic

SpecimensandAdventuresofUlysses.

Mrs.Rickmandidnotdiethen，Sheliveduntil1836.]

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